'Davos' of Compliance to Take Place in June

Compliance Week conference to feature senior SEC, DoJ, FASB, and U.S. Sentencing
Commission officials.
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Compliance Week`s 4th annual conference-which HP`s Chief Compliance Officer has
called "the `Davos` of Compliance"-will feature a broad array of regulatory and
federal officials, including Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden, SEC
Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, Department of Justice White Collar Fraud Chief
Steven Tyrrell, FINRA Chairman and CEO Richard G. Ketchum, plus other current
and former SEC and DoJ officials, such as former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt, and
former Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty.

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA CAN ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AT NO COST. Interviews with
speakers can also be arranged; to request a media pass or schedule an interview,
please contact Danna Shapiro at (917) 309-1253 or events@complianceweek.com.

Compliance Week`s conference is designed for compliance, risk, finance, legal,
and audit executives at public companies.

Agenda highlights include:

REGULATORY SESSIONS:

* Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden will provide the Closing Keynote
Address on Thursday, June 4
* Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General and Baker & McKenzie Partner Paul McNulty
on the double challenge of "corporate compliance when enforcement increases and
the economy declines"
* SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar on the ever-changing regulatory agenda
* FINRA Chairman and CEO Richard Ketchum on financial reform, the recession, and
the importance of compliance programs
* Department of Justice White Collar Fraud Chief Steve Tyrrell on corporate
charging decisions
* Former SEC Acting Chief Accountant Scott Taub on common misconceptions ("So
You Think You Know the SEC")
* U.S. Sentencing Commission Vice Chair William Carr on the relevance of the
Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the impact of the Obama Administration
* SEC 21st Century Disclosure Initiative Director Dr. William Lutz on the SEC`s
radical disclosure overhaul
* Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt on maintaining ethical cultures in a down
economy
* FASB Technical Director Russ Golden on the latest critical global accounting
developments
* Assistant U.S. Attorney John Roth on compliance programs and enforcement
* SEC Office of Interactive Disclosure Director David Blaszkowsky on the XBRL
mandate
* Former SEC Commissioner and Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Cynthia
Glassman on risk communication to the board of directors

CORPORATE SESSIONS:

* Dell`s Chief Compliance Officer on evaluating compliance programs
* Fannie Mae`s Chief Compliance Officer on "making due under extreme duress"
* Dun & Bradstreet Chief Privacy and Compliance Officer on balancing
requirements and risk in privacy programs;
* Eastman Kodak`s Chief Compliance Officer on starting ERM programs from scratch

* Qwest`s Chief Compliance Officer on internal investigations.
* Yahoo`s and U.S. Steel`s Chief Compliance Officers on "doing more with less"
* PepsiCo`s Chief Compliance Officer and General Auditor on getting Compliance
and Internal Audit to work together
* Tyco`s Chief Compliance Officer on third-party risks
* HP`s VP Compliance and Associate General Counsel on conducting compliance risk
assessments

ADVISORY SESSIONS

* Standard & Poor's Managing Director, Corporate Ratings, Steven Dreyer on the
rating of ERM programs
* PricewaterhouseCoopers` Practice Leader for Privacy Compliance & Identity
Theft James Koenig on integrated compliance frameworks for privacy, security,
and identity theft prevention
* Ernst & Young Principal Jack Holleran on addressing the effectiveness of
compliance and ethics programs
* Paisley`s VP Marketing Mike Rost on embracing an integrated approach to audit,
risk and compliance
* Baker & McKenzie Partner Cynthia Jackson on compliance challenges in a down
economy
* Sidley Austin Partner Lisa Crosby on compliance, export controls and
intermediaries
* Baker Botts Partners Andy Baker and Mary Spearing, with Halliburton`s Deputy
General Counsel James Ferguson, on FCPA issues facing multinationals
* CA VP IT Compliance Rob Zanella on the role of IT in effective risk management

* Oracle Senior Director of Product Marketing Karen dela Torre on proactive risk
and compliance strategies for uncertain times
* The defense team for former McAfee General Counsel Kent Roberts on structuring
internal investigations

Compliance Week`s 4th Annual Conference takes place June 3-5, 2009, at The
Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.

Prices are held to 2008 pricing: $1,595 (existing Compliance Week subscribers)
and $1,995 (non-subscribers).

Sponsors include PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Paisley, Baker Botts,
CA, Oracle and KPMG. The event is co-hosted by the non-profit Open Compliance
and Ethics Group.

Full agenda details at http://conference.complianceweek.com

About Compliance Week

Compliance Week, published by Haymarket Media, Inc., is an information service
on corporate compliance and risk that features a weekly electronic newsletter, a
monthly print magazine, proprietary databases, industry-leading events, and a
variety of interactive features and forums. Founded in 2002, Compliance Week has
quickly become one of the most important go-to resources for public companies;
Compliance Week now reaches more than 26,000 financial, legal, audit, risk and
compliance executives. Compliance Week is located in Boston, Mass., with
correspondents and columnists in Washington, D.C., Chicago, London, Brussels,
Hong Kong, and elsewhere throughout the world. Additional information can be
found at www.complianceweek.com.

Compliance Week
Danna Shapiro, 917-309-1253
events@complianceweek.com

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